Lt. Surge's Raichu

Lt. Surge's Raichu マチスのライチュウ Matis's Raichu

Lt. Surge's Raichu

Debuts in Electric Shock Showdown Caught at Unknown Evolves in Prior to Electric Shock Showdown Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Lt. Surge

→ This Pokémon spent an unknown number of episodes as Pikachu.

Voice actor Japanese English As Pikachu Not shown As Raichu Urara Takano

Lt. Surge's Raichu (Japanese: マチスのライチュウ Matis's Raichu) is Lt. Surge's main Pokémon in the anime and games.

In the anime

Raichu made its appearance in Electric Shock Showdown, when Surge used it to battle Ash's Pikachu. Its voice actress in both Japanese and English is Urara Takano.

Surge laughed at Ash for not evolving Pikachu, thinking evolved Pokémon are always better. With its powerful Thunderbolt attack, Raichu easily defeated Pikachu.

However, Ash eventually defeated Surge in a rematch, proving him that evolved Pokémon are not always better. As Raichu evolved too fast, it never learned any speed attacks. Pikachu took advantage of this by using its speed attacks to confuse Raichu. Pikachu also dodged Raichu's powerful Thunderbolt attack by using its tail.

Lt. Surge's Raichu's attitude towards Ash's Pikachu almost completely mirrors Lt. Surge's attitude toward Ash. When they first meet Raichu doesn't have a high opinion of Pikachu, but after being defeated grows to respect Pikachu.

Moves used

Using Thunderbolt	Move	First used in
	ThunderShock	Electric Shock Showdown
	Mega Punch	Electric Shock Showdown
	Mega Kick	Electric Shock Showdown
	Body Slam	Electric Shock Showdown
	Thunderbolt	Electric Shock Showdown
	Take Down	Electric Shock Showdown
Moves used recently are in bold and have been italicized unless all moves all fit this case.
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately learned by this Pokémon in the games.

In the games

Raichu appears as Lt. Surge's Pokémon in the player's Gym battle against him in all games he appears in. In Pokémon Yellow, it is his only Pokémon, much as in the anime. In other games it is not his only Pokémon, but it is always present. Lt. Surge's Pikachu that he has in the games is also shown below, since Surge said in the anime that he obtained his Raichu as a Pikachu.

Pokémon Red, Green and Blue

Pikachu Lv.21  Electric  Moves ThunderShock Electric Thunder Wave Electric Growl Normal Quick Attack Normal

Raichu Lv.24  Electric  Moves Thunderbolt Electric ThunderShock Electric Thunder Wave Electric Growl Normal

Pokémon Yellow

Raichu Lv.28	Electric
Moves
Thunderbolt	Electric
Growl	Normal
Mega Punch	Normal
Mega Kick	Normal

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Raichu ♂ Lv.44	Electric
	Held item: None
Moves
Thunderbolt	Electric
Thunder	Electric
Thunder Wave	Electric
Quick Attack	Normal

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Pikachu ♂ Lv.18  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Static Moves Shock Wave Electric Thunder Wave Electric Quick Attack Normal Double Team Normal

Raichu ♂ Lv.24  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Static Moves Shock Wave Electric Thunder Wave Electric Quick Attack Normal Double Team Normal

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First match

Raichu ♂ Lv.51	Electric
	Held item: None
	Ability: Static
Moves
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status
Shock Wave	Electric	Special
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical
Double Team	Normal	Status

Second match

Raichu ♂ Lv.60	Electric
	Held item: None
	Ability: Static
Moves
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special
Grass Knot	Grass	Special
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

Raichu Lv.50  Electric  Moves Thunder Electric Surf Water Body Slam Normal Thunder Wave Electric

Pikachu Lv.50  Electric  Moves Seismic Toss Fighting Agility Psychic Double Team Normal Surf Water

Round 2

Raichu Lv.50	Electric
Moves
Thunderbolt	Electric
Surf	Water
Body Slam	Normal
Thunder Wave	Electric

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Raichu ♂ Lv.50	Electric
	Held item: Miracle Berry
Moves
Thunderbolt	Electric
Thunder Wave	Electric
Reflect	Psychic
Surf	Water

Round 2

Raichu Lv.50	Electric
	Held item: Focus Band
Moves
Surf	Water
Reversal	Fighting
Thunderbolt	Electric
Thunder Wave	Electric

In the TCG

Lt. Surge's Raichu has been depicted in in the TCG. The following is a list of cards involving either his Pikachu or Raichu.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Lt. Surge's Raichu		32		Gym Heroes	28/132
Lt. Surge's Raichu		38	H	Gym Challenge	11/130
Lt. Surge's Pikachu		15		Gym Heroes	81/130
Lt. Surge's Pikachu		10		Gym Challenge	84/130
Lt. Surge's Raichu		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	53/141

Trivia

• All of Lt. Surge's Pikachu and Raichu from Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 have the exclusive move Surf.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu and Raichu.

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.